diff --git a/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py b/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
index 5084bab3..47b38f87 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/tests/mocking.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class StubSingleUserSpawner(MockSpawner):
         - authenticated, so we are testing auth
         - always available (i.e. in base ServerApp and NotebookApp
         """
-        return "/api/status"
+        return "/api/spec.yaml"
 
     _thread = None